The 2030 Agenda and the new Global Goals have recently been adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations. The 2030 Agenda and the Global Goals are ambitious and universal, will take effect when the Millennium Development Goals expire and are to be achieved by 2030. What are Sweden’s and the EU’s starting points for the international implementation of the 2030 Agenda? The panel will discuss the institutional challenges facing the EU. How can Policy Coherence for Development be used to deliver on the 2030 Agenda? What role does civil society and the private sector play?

Introduction: Ulrika Modéer, State Secretary for International Development Cooperation, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Participants:

Fernando Frutuoso de Melo, Director-General, European Commission’s Directorate-General for

Ruth Jacoby, Director-General for International Development Cooperation, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Annika Sundén, Chief Economist, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency

Kristina Henschen, Chair, CONCORD Sweden

11.15 How can we achieve the gender equality goals in the 2030 Agenda?

Gender equality goal 5 and gender equality targets under other goals in the 2030 Agenda coincide with Sweden’s gender equality policy priorities. The panel will discuss how Sweden and the EU can maintain an integrated and broad approach to gender equality in the international implementation and follow-up of the 2030 Agenda. How does the EU’s new plan contribute to gender equality? What strategies and tools are important?

Participants:

Mara Marinaki, Principal Adviser on Gender and Women, Peace and Security, European External Action Service